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A 21-year-old Wantage man who entered another township resident’s home and stabbed him this weekend was charged with attempted murder Wednesday.

New Jersey State Police charged Stephen Glasser with first degree attempted murder Wednesday, Sussex County First Assistant Prosecutor Greg Mueller said. He was previously charged with aggravated assault, burglary, possession of marijuana, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

Glasser’s detention hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday before Judge Peter Conforti in Newton. He has been held in the Keogh Dwyer Correctional Facility in Newton since Sunday.

Glasser forcibly entered the Arrowhead Drive home of an acquaintance prior to 5:20 a.m. Sunday morning and stabbed the 20-year-old victim several times in the diaphragm before being restrained by the victim’s parents, Mueller said.

The victim’s parents were awakened by their son’s screams and rushed to his room, where they saw Glasser stabbing their son, Mueller said. Both parents were able to restrain Glasser until State Police arrived, he added.

Police found Glasser’s hands and clothes covered in blood when they responded to the home, Mueller said.

The 20-year-old victim was seriously injured by the attack and was flown to Morristown Medical Center, where he was being treated as of Tuesday, Mueller said. He was not identified and his condition was not provided Wednesday afternoon.

Glasser and the victim had both attended a gathering Saturday night to celebrate the victim’s 20th birthday and there was a dispute over $400 at the event, but motive for the crime is still under investigation Wednesday, Mueller said.